Danb's Mountain Dog and everything else log

[Danb2285]

Gettin' work done big man...not every day can be a PR fest.

Thanks bud. Wish I coulda got more cardio in but it was a struggle getting the little bit I did lol may have a just cardio day in the next couple days.

Solid session man. Nice job getting in the gym after not feeling well.

Thanks big guy. I tried stretchers again today too... Still don't get it lol

Good lifts!

I totally hear ya - I've been hacking, coughing, sneezing, etc for at least 2 weeks now... Hoping it clears up soon - yesterday I was out for the night by 7pm (unless you count waking up on the couch & moving to bed @11pm)

Haha I got home from work last night and sat on the couch for like a half hour and the longer I sat there the stiffer i got. Could hardly walk to bed lol. Talk About feeling rough

[breezy11]

Thanks big guy. I tried stretchers again today too... Still don't get it lol

Hmm. Are you using the same pulldown machine every time? I can't get a full stretch without the weight bottoming out on some.

[Danb2285]

Hmm. Are you using the same pulldown machine every time? I can't get a full stretch without the weight bottoming out on some.

Yeah I dunno what's wrong. I remember ditching them last time because I couldn't get a good stretch on them. I dunno if my arms are too long or if the pull down machine is too short or what lol. I'm gonna check out the video and description again and try to figure it out.

[breezy11]

Yeah I dunno what's wrong. I remember ditching them last time because I couldn't get a good stretch on them. I dunno if my arms are too long or if the pull down machine is too short or what lol. I'm gonna check out the video and description again and try to figure it out.

Meadows isn't very tall, so I believe it's easier for him to pull off. I have to keep my back foot further away from the machine to get a good stretch. However, with some machines it still doesn't work out right.

Here's the first time I tried them. I had the weight bottom out a couple of times, but it's not a horrible example.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpI_N_A294Y

[jimbuick]

Remember bro, any time you're having a crappy day think "hey, at least my car didn't spontaneously combust!"

[Danb2285]

Remember bro, any time you're having a crappy day think "hey, at least my car didn't spontaneously combust!"

Lol go on...

[jimbuick]

Lol go on...

That's what happened to me at 0330 today.

Incredibly unfortunate, but at least I got out of my detail (silver lining bro)

[superbeast668]

That's what happened to me at 0330 today.

Incredibly unfortunate, but at least I got out of my detail (silver lining bro)

You lit your car on fire to get out of a detail? I shoulda done that to get out of picking up cigarette butts around cq back in the day..

[Danb2285]

That's what happened to me at 0330 today.

Incredibly unfortunate, but at least I got out of my detail (silver lining bro)

Damn dude! That's nuts. Luckily no one got hurt. Damn buicks

[jimbuick]

You lit your car on fire to get out of a detail? I shoulda done that to get out of picking up cigarette butts around cq back in the day..

Right? If only I had full coverage and it might have been worth it.

#poorpeopleproblems

[jimbuick]

Damn dude! That's nuts. Luckily no one got hurt. Damn buicks

Well it did have over 200,000 miles on it.

I guess it was just it's time to go lol.

[superbeast668]

Well it did have over 200,000 miles on it.

I guess it was just it's time to go lol.

Holy **** 200k?! Guess it was its time... Sucks with the bad luck on the fire.

[jimbuick]

Holy **** 200k?! Guess it was its time... Sucks with the bad luck on the fire.

Yeah, that car had more cross country trips on that engine than I could count lol.

[AZMIDLYF]

I would say that you got your money out of it JB. The coverage part blows though.

[snagencyV2.0]

my bmw has over 200k on it..just getting broke in

[Danb2285]

my bmw has over 200k on it..just getting broke in

Next thing you know it'll catch fire outta no where now that you said that lol

[TheSwanks]

In for some DicPics! Can someone PM me some cliffs?

[snagencyV2.0]

Can someone PM me some DicPics of Cliff's?

just..wow
I don't even know who cliff is

[MrKleen73]

I was looking at the stretchers and think a taller guy might do well to do it with a cable crossover cable which is longer. Then you could put put your foot on a bench or box or something farther away. That or do them from the knees.

[Danb2285]

I was looking at the stretchers and think a taller guy might do well to do it with a cable crossover cable which is longer. Then you could put put your foot on a bench or box or something farther away. That or do them from the knees.

I've actually considered this. I was also thinking about trying them seated.

[TheSwanks]

just..wow
I don't even know who cliff is

Ahhhhh got me ya fuker. Lol

[AZMIDLYF]

I've actually considered this. I was also thinking about trying them seated.

I've done them seated with a rope attachment for a great contraction

[Danb2285]

I've done them seated with a rope attachment for a great contraction

Another good idea! I'll give that a try next week.

[Danb2285]

Went in and hit legs today so I could take the weekend off from the gym. We have plans all day Sunday for Mother's Day and tomorrow's packed as well. Still may sneak in for a cardio session at some point this weekend. Weight is still holding pretty steady at 215 which is surprising to me being in a deficit? I have noticed that since I dropped my fat intake I don't swing on the scale as much. I used to go to bed around 219 and wake up at 215 but now I'm going to bed and waking pretty close to 215.

Today was the complete opposite of yesterday. I felt like I could stay in the gym for hours haha. I'm trying to stick to the program as close as possible as far as training but leg days on phase 1 just aren't enough for me. I still have a lot of gas in the tank when leg days over. I don't know if I should drop rest periods down or add more exercises. I'm pretty sure I'm gonna at least start adding some calf work in (I seriously lack in this department) and maybe some ATG squats to finish off with.

Week 1 day 4

Legs

Leg curls 90 sec rest
90-20
110-20
130-15
140-12
155-10

SL DL 90 sec rest
135-8
135-8
225-8
225-8

Leg press-3 second negative 45 sec rest
465-10
485-10
510-10

Leg ext-45 sec rest (not part of phase 1 but I added them in any way)
150-10
170-8
180-7

30 mins treadmill work 430 cals burned

[Randoja]

Solid session, I got winded just reading about that cardio.

[Danb2285]

Solid session, I got winded just reading about that cardio.

Thanks bud. It's crazy how much easier cardio is getting. I coulda went a lot longer but 1) I was out of time 2) my compression shorts but the dust and blew out and my nuts were rubbin my thighs and that sh1ts irritating as fuk

[breezy11]

Went in and hit legs today so I could take the weekend off from the gym. We have plans all day Sunday for Mother's Day and tomorrow's packed as well. Still may sneak in for a cardio session at some point this weekend. Weight is still holding pretty steady at 215 which is surprising to me being in a deficit? I have noticed that since I dropped my fat intake I don't swing on the scale as much. I used to go to bed around 219 and wake up at 215 but now I'm going to bed and waking pretty close to 215.

Today was the complete opposite of yesterday. I felt like I could stay in the gym for hours haha. I'm trying to stick to the program as close as possible as far as training but leg days on phase 1 just aren't enough for me. I still have a lot of gas in the tank when leg days over. I don't know if I should drop rest periods down or add more exercises. I'm pretty sure I'm gonna at least start adding some calf work in (I seriously lack in this department) and maybe some ATG squats to finish off with.

Week 1 day 4

Legs

Leg curls 90 sec rest
90-20
110-20
130-15
140-12
155-10

SL DL 90 sec rest
135-8
135-8
225-8
225-8

Leg press-3 second negative 45 sec rest
465-10
485-10
510-10

Leg ext-45 sec rest (not part of phase 1 but I added them in any way)
150-10
170-8
180-7

30 mins treadmill work 430 cals burned

Glad you're feeling better bud. Based on the tnation articles, the volume for phase 1 legs should start with about 11-12 working sets (not including warm-ups). The example workout ends with 3 sets of hack squats, which include pauses, no *******, and a dropset (on the last set). I bet if you added those instead of leg ext. you'd probably be ready to leave the gym lol. If you don't have a hack squat machine, you could try using a smith with your feet out in front of the bar.

[Danb2285]

Glad you're feeling better bud. Based on the tnation articles, the volume for phase 1 legs should start with about 11-12 working sets (not including warm-ups). The example workout ends with 3 sets of hack squats, which include pauses and a dropset (on the last set). I bet if you added those instead of leg ext. you'd probably be ready to leave the gym lol. If you don't have a hack squat machine, you could try using a smith with your feet out in front of the bar.

Thanks breezy. I thought it felt like I came up a little short on sets. I guess if you include the leg ext's I was right there. I must not have included the hack squats to my notes since we don't have a machine. I remember trying them with a BB and I couldn't figure it out. I'll try the smith machine thing next week. I'll have to check out the articles again (I have them saved on my desktop) to make sure I'm not missing anything else. The smith machine and I don't always like each other so much so if that doesn't work out do you think ATG squats would be too much?

[breezy11]

Thanks breezy. I thought it felt like I came up a little short on sets. I guess if you include the leg ext's I was right there. I must not have included the hack squats to my notes since we don't have a machine. I remember trying them with a BB and I couldn't figure it out. I'll try the smith machine thing next week. I'll have to check out the articles again (I have them saved on my desktop) to make sure I'm not missing anything else. The smith machine and I don't always like each other so much so if that doesn't work out do you think ATG squats would be too much?

No problem man. Yeah, I'd try leaning back into the smith with your feet out in front. If that doesn't work out well, any squats should be fine IMO. You could add pauses and a drop set at the end if you want as well.

[Danb2285]

No problem man. Yeah, I'd try leaning back into the smith with your feet out in front. If that doesn't work out well, any squats should be fine IMO. You could add pauses and a drop set at the end if you want as well.

Awesome thanks again bud.

Anyone who has followed my logs before heard me b1tch about this so I'm sorry if this sounds familiar to you guys but I'm searching for a good joint support any ideas? My elbows/wrist/shoulders and more recently hips have been killin me lately and since ill be throwing winny in the mix here in a short while I'm sure it's gonna get 10x worse. Any good suggestions?!?!

[TheSwanks]

Awesome thanks again bud.

Anyone who has followed my logs before heard me b1tch about this so I'm sorry if this sounds familiar to you guys but I'm searching for a good joint support any ideas? My elbows/wrist/shoulders and more recently hips have been killin me lately and since ill be throwing winny in the mix here in a short while I'm sure it's gonna get 10x worse. Any good suggestions?!?!

I really like formutech flexible and a bunch of fish oil

[superbeast668]

Awesome thanks again bud.

Anyone who has followed my logs before heard me b1tch about this so I'm sorry if this sounds familiar to you guys but I'm searching for a good joint support any ideas? My elbows/wrist/shoulders and more recently hips have been killin me lately and since ill be throwing winny in the mix here in a short while I'm sure it's gonna get 10x worse. Any good suggestions?!?!

Is deca off the table? I swear by app nut's joint pills.

[LiveToLift]

Nice leg day big dog!!

Is deca off the table? I swear by app nut's joint pills.

NPP for the win!

[Danb2285]

I really like formutech flexible and a bunch of fish oil

Thanks swanks ill look into it.

Is deca off the table? I swear by app nut's joint pills.

Yeah unfortunately deca isn't in the cards for a while for me. If I do step up to 19'a it'll probably be NPP for me.

Nice leg day big dog!!

NPP for the win!

Thanks bud. Yes NPP ftw. Rub it in fuker

[snagencyV2.0]

Achilles was solid product for me, head & shoulders above anything else I've tried

[1ifeblood]

In for some Danimal Rage!

Hey bro, you should definitely not sweat your progress. If you feel confident that your dialed in then consistency will prevail. The best analogy I heard/read for fat loss was that it's like striping a roll of paper towels...at first it doesn't seem like anything is happening even after you've pulled several sheets off, but the closer you get to the middle the more of a difference that one sheet makes. Just keep peeling the sheets, bro...and remember that you ARE sexy, and you KNOW it! WORKOUT!

[superbeast668]

In for some Danimal Rage!

Hey bro, you should definitely not sweat your progress. If you feel confident that your dialed in then consistency will prevail. The best analogy I heard/read for fat loss was that it's like striping a roll of paper towels...at first it doesn't seem like anything is happening even after you've pulled several sheets off, but the closer you get to the middle the more of a difference that one sheet makes. Just keep peeling the sheets, bro...and remember that you ARE sexy, and you KNOW it! WORKOUT!

That's probably the greatest analogy I've ever heard pertaining to fat loss

[1ifeblood]

That's probably the greatest analogy I've ever heard pertaining to fat loss

I thought the same thing when I heard it.

[Danb2285]

In for some Danimal Rage!

Hey bro, you should definitely not sweat your progress. If you feel confident that your dialed in then consistency will prevail. The best analogy I heard/read for fat loss was that it's like striping a roll of paper towels...at first it doesn't seem like anything is happening even after you've pulled several sheets off, but the closer you get to the middle the more of a difference that one sheet makes. Just keep peeling the sheets, bro...and remember that you ARE sexy, and you KNOW it! WORKOUT!

Wow that actually does make a lot of sense. Never thought about it like that. Thanks for the kind words and thanks for following glad to have ya bud.

That's probably the greatest analogy I've ever heard pertaining to fat loss

Agreed!

[Randoja]

Lol had to check for quote edit when he called you sexy. But hey I'm inclined to agree.